Athletes from six different sports codes, who participated in the Commonwealth Games, Special Olympics, World Champs, Para World Champs and Africa Beach Games, have received their incentives, which form part of the National Rewards Policy. The announcement was made by the Chief Administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission in Windhoek Athletes, Cyclists, Karatekas, Swimmers, and […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has launched the much anticipated “nbc Fun Run Volume 2”. Lucy-K Rocco, nbc’s employee engagement officer, shares more.
Health and Social Services Minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has revealed suicide statistics from August 2022 to June 2023, which paint a grim picture of the suicide in Namibia. During this period, 623 lives were tragically lost to suicide, with a striking gender disparity with 82% of cases comprising males and 15% females. 3.2% of these suicides […]
Labour expert Hebert Jauch says it is imperative for trade unions to engage with their members and workers’ organisations. This, he says, is a way of holding unions accountable and giving workers control. Hebert Jauch raised a concern about unions not engaging or knowing their members, let alone holding congresses since their inception. This, Jauch […]
Political analyst Dr. Ndumba Kamwanyah has commended the parliamentary standing committees’ oversight visits, which he said provided a platform for ordinary citizens to give their input and raise concerns on matters of bread and butter. He mentioned that this civic participation is crucial for lawmakers to understand the urgent and pressing issues that require their […]
Funding has always been a challenge for the film industry’s growth, and corporations reluctance to fund has stiffened the film industry. The veteran film makers say producing a film is costly and that the Namibian Film Commission’s annual budget is not even close to the amount needed to produce one. Vickson Hangula, a Namibian veteran […]
Veteran film industry players say the launch of the nbc-Multi-Choice Namibia Mukorob Project last week is the right step towards growing the industry, which has been moving at a snail’s pace. Thirteen local films were produced under the project. The films can now be accessed by millions of viewers on a continental platform, telling Namibian […]
A senior associate at Business Financial Solutions, Hafeni Hamukoto, has emphasised the need to increase investment in African start-ups that provide unique solutions to challenges. Some owners of startups say they have experienced difficulties accessing funding and other types of support to realise their dreams. Business Financial Solutions decided to invest in Namibia’s first TEA […]
Erongo Governor Neville Andre has inaugurated the first ever multi-million-dollar TEA metallurgical laboratory in the country. The lab, owned by two young Africans, Wensia Ruiters from Namibia and Kevin Mwashuma from Kenya, is located in Swakopmund. Ruiters and Mwashuma acquired the Trace Elements Analysis Laboratories (TEA Labs) in 2019 and have since expanded their operations. […]
Family, friends, and former colleagues of the late Rikuetjua Tjombonde paid their last respects during his memorial and funeral services. The nbc’s Director General, Stanley Similo, was among the mourners who paid their tribute. Survived by 11 children and his wife, Veziruapi, Tjombonde was described by mourners as having lived a life well lived. He […]
